Cap sorting and placing machine.



E. P. RYDER.

GAP SORTING AND PLACING momma.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1910. RENEWED DEG.10,1912.

Lgfig fifig Patented Jan.14,1913.

13 SHBETSSHEET 1.

L-VVEA TOR fy z 22; 51,

Attorney I'EDJAH.I9,1910. RENEWED DEG. 10,1912

APPLICATION l Pal-tented Jan. 14; 1913.

. F wmaL 13 SHEETS-SHEET 2 [NVE/VTOR F. P RYDER.

CAP SORTI NG AND PLACING MACHINE, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19 1910. nmmww DEO.10, 1912.

?atanted Jan. 1 2 1913.

13 SHEETE5-BHBBT 3.

1 JV'VEN 0x2 i mgw A MW 1 fzo; 126V F. P. RYDER. GAP SORIING AND PLACING MACHINE.

.A1 PPLI 0ATIOE FILED JAN.19,1910. RENEWED DEU.10, 1912.

Patented Jan, 16%, 1913.

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" 'IYV'ESSES LvVENm/e F. P. RYDER.

GAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 31111.19, 1910. RENEWED DEG. 10,1912.

1,650,565. Patented Jan.14,1913.

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6 [NVENTOR P. P. RYDER.

CAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED .TAN.19X191O. RENEWED DBO.10, 1912.

Patented J an. 14 1913.

[111511 7010 42 a l f h 0/ /zay 5 F. P. RYDER.

CAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED JA1T.19,1910, RENEWED 11110.10, 1912. l flfifififi Pzm nm Jan. 1.4, 1913.

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Al/amey F. P. RYDER.

CAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE.

* APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1910 RENEWED DEG.10, 1912.

A p 4- i,@5@,}6@a Pa-vented Jan.14,1913.

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W/ TNESSES [NVENTOR Azlamey F. P. RYDER.

- GAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE. v

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1910. RENEWED DEO.10, 1912. 1,050,565. 7 Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

13 SHEETS-SHEET 9 [NI/EN Tale naw/ WW BY M4 Atrial-hey F. 'P. RYDER. GAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE. APPLIOATIOII FILED L19, 1910. RENEWED DEC. 10, 1912.

Patented Jan. 14, 1915.

[NVEA' TOR Alzorney F. P.. RYDER. GAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JANJQ, 19,10. RENEWED DEC. 10, 1912. 1,050,5 5, I Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

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[NVE/VTOR Afforney .F. P. RYDER. CAP SOB-TING AND PLACING MAGHIHE. APiI-IOATIOIIIILED JAN. 19, 1910. RENEWED 1330.10, 1912.

1,056,565. Patented Jan. 14, 1913 13 SH-BBTSSHEBT 12.

WITNESSES [NI ENT R 1 Q1), GZ/ZI/WI fa Allow/6y P. P. RYDER.

CAP SORTING AND PLACING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IlLED JAN.19,1910. RENEWED DECJQ, 1912. jiflmy ggg Patented Jan. 14:, 1913.

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Win/55135.- [1 VENTOR Affomey "is do NEW YORK.

GAP SORTING AND PLACING Ii IACHINE.

Application filedJaiiuary 19, 1919, Serial No. 538,898.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Jan. 1%,1913.

Renewed December 1812. Serial No. 736,044.

Be it known that l, FRANK Prr'ris .ttriaiu, citizen. of the United States. resid- Niagara Falls, in the county of 552111.? State of how Zorlo'have invented cert in new and useful Improvements in Cap Eortinq' and Pl si achines. of which 1.11

the following is do. ption. reference behad to the accon'ipanymp; drawings. f t hereof.

1 cap sorting and phi-cl- .hines and has for its object to provide machine adapted to take can caps on hopper, deliver them one by one to device, to'sort the can caps so -1 so that defective caps will be eliminatec and all the caps will be delivered to a device right side up, and by the f device will be placed in proper cse and other objects hereinafter in view, my invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter explained and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a complete machine cm bodying mv invention. l? 2 is a top plan v civot' the same machine. Fig. 3 a detail plan view on an enlarged scale of the double turret by which the an caps are sorted. Fig. 4: is a similar view of the double turret with the cover plate removed.

Fig. and hopperturret removed. Fig. 6 is'a similar view with the cover plate, hopper et and intermediate plate removed. Fig. 7 is a detail elevation of a portion of the upper turret and intermediate plate removed. 1- 8 is a perspective view of a can cap. Fig". 9 is a view similar to Fig; 7 showing; a can cap in a pocket of the upper turret withv concave side upward. Fig. 10 is a plan view on a smaller scale of the fixed plate on which the lower turret ca ricd. Fig. 11 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the turrets illustrating; the mechanism for turning the can caps. Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view through the double turret sorting; device. Fig. 13 is a detail View on an enlarged scale illustrating the mechanism for turning the caps. Fig. a side elevation on an enlargz cd scale (it the magnet carrying wheel. Fig. 15 is a iii-an view of the same. Fig. 1.6 is a verti "al .tion for soldering upon the tops of cans.

5 is a similar view with the cover plate I sectional view through the magnet carrying wheel one. plane at right angles to the axis. Fig. 17 is a similar sectional view on a plane passing); through the axis. Fig. 18 shows in side andcnd view one of the umuucls. Fig". 19 is a plan view oi the feed chute. Fig. 20 a side view of the same. Fig. 11. shows in plan and section the guide plate which receives the can cap from the tccd chute. Fig. 22 is an end view of thc tcorl chute. Fig. 23 a cross-sectional View on an enlarged scale of the mechanism for rcu'ioving the can caps fromvv the hopper to the magnet wheel. Fig. Q-l is a side clcvation with the cap placer partly broken away. Fig. 25 is an end View of the cap placer. Fig. 26 isn plan view of the cap placer.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a frame work on which the working parts of my machine are carried. 2 indicates a conveyor for-cans 3 on which can caps are to be placed.

4 indicates the cap placer by which the caps are, one by one, placed on the cans 3 as they are carried for-12rd by the conveyer 2.

.3 indicates a hopper adapted to receive a quantity of can caps which are of thc usual dished form having their edges provided with a folded strip or hem of solder. The hopper is secured on one side to an inclined plate 6, the side of the hopper being cut away so that the plate 6 forms a part of the hopper side. The plate 6 is provided with a groove or wayi) in which travels an end less chain 10. The plate 6 extends upward above the level of the top of the hopper and at its upper end a wheel 11 is journaled in the frame work 1 over which the chain 10 passes. At the lower end of the plate 6 below the bottom of the hopper 5 a sprocket wheel 12 is journalcd over which the chain 10 passes. The chain 10 carries at suitable intervals cross bars 13 preferably rectangu lar in cross-section which extend outward on each side of the chain 10 and move on the ace of the plate. 6. At, the bottom of the hopper a spring or tiap door 14 is provided adapted to yield to permit the cross bars13 to, one after the other, pass into the hopper from below, but-to prevent thecan caps from passing downward out of the hopper. This spring or flap door 14 may be conveniently formed of a piece of sole leather slitted as shown in ig. 2 and secured in the bottom of the hopper by rivets or the like. Near the upper edge of the hopper are connee -see nets are so arranged on the wheel ne pole pieces of a magnet will exnd outward between each two cross bars of the chain 1 3. Thewheel 11 is carried by a shaft 22 ar ranged to he driven by a pulley 23 from any convenient source of power and by means or the sprocket teeth 18 the wheel 11 drives the 10.

vits the wheel 11 rotates it will cause the chain 16 to drag the cross bars 13 upward the of the plate 6 and between l1 strips 16, 16 and 17, 17. The cross will thus he dragged through the aps in the hopper and will each wsid with it one or more of the can cross bars are preferably a thickness suiiiciently great to carry with them usually two or more can caps, whether right side up or wrong side up, this being 'foundto be desirable in order to insure the carrying up of at leest one can'cap. As the can cap or caps are carried upward they will he positionedby the conver ing guide st i g J '5 so as to be iii-proper alinernent and they wil' upward between the guide strips 1'? to the Wheel 11. As the chain engage bythe sprocket teeth 18 the can 8 which rests on the chain, ee Fig. 1%) comes in contact with and is attracted by the poles 21 of s magnet end as the chain passes about he Wheel this can cap will be so held by the magnet that itwill not -tall oft. But as the can cap which rests on the chain serves es en armature for the magnet 20 the attractive force of the magnet does not extend to any of the other can caps which may have been carried up by the crossbar 13 so that all of the can caps eX- cest the one to the chain will be free l to tall on when the chain in passing about the wheel 11 ceases to serve as a support. Fnese excess can caps :is they fall from the chain are caught by an inclined chute down which they slide back to the hopper 5. As the wheel 11 continues to rotate the can cap still held by the attractive force oi the magnetis brought in contact with a pair of guide arms :25, 25 carried by a guide chute 2? arranged below the upper ,end of the chute 24-, each provided with an inwardly extending stripper finger 26, so located that the portions of the can cap extending laterally beyond the pole pieces 21 must puss bcnesth them with the result that the can cup is stripped from the magnet sud free to fall into guide chute For the purpose of preventing accidental disflacement of the can caps they pass about the wheel 11 guides '28, are provided on each side of the wheel 11 extending to a pointimmediately above the guide arms 25, lhe chain 10 passes from the wheel 11 onto guides 29 which are curved as shown in order to hold the chain in contact with the wheel ll to a point directly below its axis so as to prevent the can cap held by the magnet't'roin being pulled away before it comes in contact with the stripping lingers 26. From the guides 25) the sprocket chain 16 in its return movement passes beneath a, weighted tension device consisting of a sprocket Wheel 30 carried by pivoted arms 31, back to sprocket Wheel 12.

it will be clear that the mechanism so far described will serve to pick up can caps from I the cops must all be convex side up and bent;

or otherwise defective caps must be eliminated. For the purpose of eliminating defective caps and causing all of the caps to be delivered to the cap placing device right side up, that is convex side up, I provide the turret device hereinafter describeth to receive the can caps from the guide chute 27.

J ournaled in the framework 1 of the machine below the wheel 11 is a shaft 32 at right un les to the shaft 22 of the wheel 11. This shaft 32 is arranged to be driven from the shaft 22 through any convenient means such as a sprocket chain 33, shaft 34 and bevel gears 85, 36. On the shaft 32 are so cured two turret wheels 37 and ,The lower turret wheel'38 rotates on a fixed plate 59 carried by a suitable portion of: the ironic 1. The upper turret wheel 37 rotates on rm intermediate plate 10 which rests on the hub of the lower turret 38. On the hub of the turret 37 rests a cover plate 4-1 having a downturned flange The cover plate 4.1 and intermediate plate 10 are secured against rotation by any convenient means. A convenient means for this purpose consists in a radially projecting arm 43 on the intermediate plate 40 and a corresponding radial arm 14 on the cover plate 41 and a pin g t-Scare ried by a bracket 46 and adapted to engage the arms 43 and 44. l Secured to the fixed plate 39 is'e bracket 417 on the upper end of which the guide chute 27 is secured.

7 The upper turret- 87 consists of a disk 48 which is cut away tending radi ,thebars 51 of the upper turret. cut away on having a central hub 49 and having radial recesses or pockets 50 extending inward from its periphery at regular intervals. The disk 48 is formed of a thickness about that of the height of a can cap and across the outer end of each pocket 50 is arranged a bar 51 as shown (see Figs. 7, 9- and 13) to form a recess of the precise shape of a can cap in diainetrical cross-see tion, the recess being just enough larger than the cross section of the can cap topermit a can cap to pass through it it of perfect shape and convex side up. but not suiliciently large to permit a can cap to pass through it it bent or distorted or if concave side up.

011 the o per face of the disk 48 ally ouiw and ex and between the pocltets 5O are guide arms 53 preferably tapered. at their outer ends. These arms 53 are preferably formed by a. strip of sheet metal bent to follow the inner ends of the pockets 50 and .to extend outward on the upper 'face of the disk 48 between the pockets and suitably secured to the dish by brazing or otherwise.

The bars 51 are of such thickness and the turret is so arranged that as it is rotated the upper surface of the bar will be about in line with and below the guide chute 2.7 so that a can cap sliding downward from the guide chute 9. will pass over the bar 51 and be caught in the pocket 50. In order to perinit of the free entrance of a can cap into the pocket 50 from the guide chute 27 the flange 42 of the cover plate 41 is cut away opposite the guide chute seeFig. 12).

' The lower turret 38 comprises a disk portion 54 which rotates in contact with the fixed plate 39, and a hub portion of considerably greater thickness than the disk portion. In the disk portion and also extending into the hub portin, are formed radial pockets 56 corresponding; in number and shape with the pockets 50 of the upper turret each adapted to receive a can cap. Across the outer ends of these pockets are arranged bars 57 (see Fig. 12) similar to their under sides to form same shape and size as the recesses 52 of the bar-s51 of the upper turret (See Fig. 13).

"iiecured to the upper faces of each of the bars 57is a radial outwardly extending pocket 59*having-inclined bottom 60, and sides 61, 61 and closed at its outer end 62 and partly covered from its outer end in-, wardas shown at 63 (see Fig. 12),

In the operation of the double turret as thus far described a can cap, if convex side up and not defective, delivered into the. guide chute 27. will slide over the bar 51 into a pocket 50 and as the turret revolves iuthe direction of the arrow, ig-s. 3, 4, 5 and 6, will be. carried forward until the pocket carrying it is at its lowest point that is oppo recesses 58 of the site the point at. which it received the can from the guide chute fihe such an inclination that the can cap will. slide oft it by gravity, it will, being right side up and not bent or otherwise defe pass through the recess 52 beneath the bar 51 and drop into a pocket 59. As the turret continues .to rotate the poc ke" 59 carrying the can cap will be brrugght around to a point immediately below the guide chute. 27 and by reason of the inclination of the bottom 60 the can cap will slip down over the bar 57 into the pocket- 56. it will then be carried forward as before until the pocket carrying it is at its lowest point. that is diametrically opposite the point at which it received the cap, when the cap will slip out through the recess 58 beneath the bar 57 and be discl'iargcd from the turret.

F or the purpose'of discharging caps which are either concave side up or are bent so that they will not pass through the recess 02 in the bar 51, the intermediate plate a is cut away to leave an opening G-l. (see Figs. and 13) beginning on about the horizontal diameter of the plate and extending about two thirds of the distance to the vertical diameter. This opening 64 is sulticie'ntly large to permit a can cap to drop through it. On the hub portion 55 of the lower turret 38 on the rearward side of each pocket 56 is secured a turning plate 65 (see Figs. 5, 6, 12 and 13) which extends partly over the pocket and at its rear edge has a flange (36 in line w1th the rear side of the pocket.

It a. can cap which slips from the guide chute 527 into a pocket of the upper turret is concave side up or is so bent or otherwise defective that it will not slip through the recess 5:2 beneath the bar 51 w 50 is at the lowest point in its rotation, it will be carried past this lowest point upward toward the point at which it entered the pocket. But before it reaches this point it is carried it. falls in such a way as o at first stand on edge in the pocket 56 (see Fig. 13) resting against the forward edge of the turning plate 65. As the thickness of the hub portion of the lower turret 38 quently, the depth of the pocket 56, is greater than the semidiaineter of the can cap, the turning plate will strike the can cap above its center and the lower portion of the can cap is not prevented from movin rearward in the pocket, the further forward rotation of the turret will throw the upper portion of the can cap forward as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 13 causing it to fall. concave side downward in th he can cap is thus turned convex side up i and will be carried forward in the pocket until the pocket reaches the lowest point in its rotation when it will slip out through the recess 58 beneath ctive,

turret being at hen the pocket over the-opening 64- through which and, conse-- e pocket 56.

the bar 5? and will thus be fies discharged from the turret right side up,

be brought over an opening 6? (see Fig. 10

and dotted lines Fig. 5) in the fixed plate 39 through which it drops into any suitable receptacle (not shown) f-ltter its discharge from the turret the can cap slips over the .fixecl plate 39 bet-ween it and guide plate 68 into the'upper end of a feed chute 69 from the lower end of which the can caps are Withdrawn one by one by the cap placer as hereinafter described. This guide plate 68 extends up ward along the periphery of the disk portion of the lower turret as shown in Fig. 10 being spaced away from the fixed plate 89 by a spacing strip 70 parallel with the periphery of the disk portion, see Fig.12. The guide Way thus formed is adapted to receive the clearing arms 71 carried by the disk portion 54 of the lower turret .in advance or" each of the pockets 59. In case the can caps are discharged from the turret faster than they are withdrawn from the lower end of the feed chute 69, the arms 71 will push any cap projecting above the end of the feed chute away from the mouth of the chute so that there will be no chance of the mouth of the chute becoming choked.

The teed-chute 69 extends from the fixed plate 39 to the cap placer 4i and consists in its main portion of a bottom'plate 72, sides 73 and top plates 74 extending inward from the sides 73 a sufficient distance to guide the caps and at the same time leaving sufficient space between their inner edges to permit the can caps to be reached and moved downward or upward to clear the chute it necessary. The sides 73 are preferably formed integral with the top plates 74 and one of the sides 73 is preferably cut away at itsupper end as shown at 7 5 to permit of read ily clearing the chute of caps,

Near its lower end the feed chute is pro-' vided on the upper faces of the top plates 7 with inwardly extending arms 7 6 having their inner ends shaped to form a guide passage 7 between them flaring at its upper end as shown in Fig. 19. Through the sides 73 near the lower end of the chute extend stop pins 78 having their inner ends beveled to tthe periphery of a can cap. These stop pins areeaoh carried by aspring '79 secured V at one end to one of the sides 73. The feed chute'is adapted to feed the can caps down- .ward until-the lowermost one comes in con- The lowermost cap will then rest with its vent hole 80 in line with the passage 77 between the inner ends of the arms "(6. I

The bottom. plate 72 of the feed chute is cut away at its lower end to form a semicircular recess 81 slightly larger diameter than the diameter of the can cap. Beneath the lower end of the feed chute is arranged a plate 82 having a recess 83 in its upper face and having in its end away from. the feed chute a semicircular recess Sal oi? a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the can cap. The plate is supported by bracket 85 at a height just suflicient to permit the cans 3 to pass beneath it, so that when a can is in position a can cap forced past the yielding stop pins '78 will drop through the semicircular recess 81. into the recess oi? the plate 82 and continuing its in vement will drop through the semicircular recess S l onto the top of the can.

For the purpose of forcing the can cap past the stop pins '78 and moving it onto the plate 82 and vironi the plate 82 onto the can top, the cap placer l is provided with arms 86 carried on a horizontal shaft 87, the said arm having hinged extensions 88 pressed outward by springs 89 and forced inward, us the shaft 87 rotates, by fiXed cam guides 90. The extensions 88 are each provided with a pin 91 having a point 92 adapted to enter the vent hole 80 a can, cap. The fixed cam guides are onga d by lateral pins 93 on the hinged QXlQUSl 1.? S. The lined cam guide 90 terminates at 94: directly opposite the passage 77 between the imvardly extending arms TG'on thelecd chute and as the fixed cam guide 90 is for a portion oil. its length near its end 9d nearly vertical it will permit the end of the hinged extension 88 to more toward the feed chute to cause tuc point 92 of its pin 91 to enter the vent hole 80 of the can cap which is at the lower end of the feed chute resting against the stop pins 78. As the shaft ST continues to rotatc the guide pin 93 passes the end oi the fixed cam guide dragging the can cup past the stop pins 78 and causing it to drop through the semicircular recess 81 onto the plate 82. As the hinged extension 88 is no longer restrained by the fixed cam guide it will by reason of its spring 89 follow the can cap without having its pin 91 disengaged from the vent hole 80 and as the shaft continues torotate the hinged extension 88 will drag the can cap along over the plate until it falls hrough the semicircular rec 84 onto the top of a can. [is soon as the cap is thus placed on the can top the lateral pin 93 of the hinged extension strikes the portion 95 of the fixed cam guide and as it rides up this portion of the cam guide its pin 91 is quickly withdrawn from the vent hole 80 of the can cap leaving the cap in place on. the can top.

In order that the cap placer l may be operated at the proper time it is arranged to be driven in time with the movement of the cans on the conveyor. In the present mathe same inclined eXis eize ebeve glhe ether each provided witll e rmiiellyerranged pocket adapted te receive e can cap, the pockets in the ewe turrets being in line, a bereeross the outer of each turret having a reeessinits emier siele adapted to permil; e .een cap to pessihi'eugh only when its e'envee: side is upward, a HOIPEOQLTY intermediate plate between the two turrets said plsie forming the beet em fer the packet of the upper laurret, said intei mediete plate hsving formed. ifnerein an opening adapted t permit can cap ize pass'through it from tine pecket of the upgier turret to (he pocket of the lower illuz'i'et, and e, turnin plate can'- riecl by the lewer inrret and extending over a portion of the pocket.

10. in a, sorting device for can caps a turret meunte. to rebate on an inclined axis having areclielly arranged pocke' eclapted receive a can formed thereim e nonwegeey plate ebeve the turret leving an openi'iig tlierein'ad spied to pei-mit a can ca 50 else thre h it e'turnin relate cer- E: 7 b lrieel by ehe turret extending over a pertion of he eeket and meens for sue )l in can 9f the zeekee 128110. iAiLQXh p.

1 ins tlnreugh caps to said opening the intermediate plate,

11. 1'11 e sorting device 3561* 'can caps, turret meunted to rotate on an inclined axis having e radially ex-ranged pocket eclseteel to receive a een. cep fermed. therein, a bill acress the enter end of the pocket having a recess; in its under side adapted to permit a, see eep t0 pass threugh it only when the convex side of the can cap is upward, a new winery plate above me tvvret having an epeining therein edeptefi te permit 2, een cap be pass through it and e fixecl plate en which the tenet I'OiaeQS and which if "is the bettem of the pocket said fixeci plate Ewing; epening therein adapted to permi; eeg: te peas through it, theepeeings in fee We not being in line.

12. in asserting device for can cep's, turret me'emiaeel to mm on an ieeliee eziie hea ing rseelieliy arrange-(i. pocket edep aee fie e can cap formed therein, a. eeim l .s. m, eclcei; lmvi 1 in izhzeug h it enly eijle lie-e sen em: is new, son-reierypiete the feet hem opening theteeire edepteei te j ermit' ea: e0 peas in age it, e fizged plate on whi we and ell. h "forms opening" therein e to through she openings in plates not being i1 ine, a turning plate can 6. by the turret en-ci exeending eves e ei the peelree. 11-; a sm ling device can caps, an inclined fixecl ei ie, a, rotary shaft exlen .i tee iiieel plate at right angles thereto a turret seem-ed to die Elm "i n :13 m ating on the fixed plate and mm led with a series of radial peekei's each, mlupted in receive a can cap :1 cross hm: stress the outer end 01': each pocket having :1 recess therein adapted to permit a mm c in pa through ii only W? '41 its convex side is up- Werd, means for delivering can caps in the pockets over the crees be; w zen the pockets a'l'e over the upper portion 0)? the inclined fixed plate, :1 feed clmie in pnsiiiou l0 receive the (*1 caps from the pm is when they are 0* the lower pos'lien )l the inclined fixed ate.

1e In a ting; device for can cape, an inclined fir' plate, a, roteyy slmil cram ing thror the fixed plate at right angles thereto, a wet secured to the elm 2'11 and rotatipg en the fixed plate and provided with a series of radial pockets each llflLPlll'il :35 to receive a can cap, a cross l)ill21 "lf euiei end of OZiPll pa zckec having :1 :v therein in :zpie l kw p unit a, m 2': e .0 through it only when its 4 in); is up ifitfll; means 01 de veringg; (en "eye ia: he pockets over the Pr ss him \vllfl'l. he 1 ,-:*lei=.

over the upper povtien (if he ineli x fixed. plate, 2. feed elim'e in meit m 2 in re ceive the can. caps from. the eelcel's when they are'evei the lOWi-l portion w inclined plaie, 21ml :1 gillllk x1e exeienelizig eienq the fixed. plate in mm of the outer ends of the peel In e. sewing devie inciined fixed plate a ing through the A (1 plate m thereto, a turret ell-ed {'0 ilh'r rem/i11 on the fixed W111! and v, L7 mm e series of re. ze reeelve a can 02.} a enter end of each through it only Wll were means (lelii Fv pockets eve; the m", are we: the u l fixecl e seize the em: they are eve:

10mm: in m ineones plate at right angles thereto, a ecured to the shaft and rotating on to and pro .ed with it seems i it *re cuoli edzipted to receive a on on "n'tei'i'nediete plate supported by the turret and held egninst otzition, an no tenet secured to the shaft and rotating on the intermediate plate and provided With series of radial pockets each adapted to "eeelve u can cup, :1 delivery chute above the no the .lIXGCl plate in POSltlGIl to do i' can caps into the pockets of the l ret and a feed chute having its with "M" the lOWl end of the fixed plate on i caps from the pockets of the lower turret.

18, A sorting device for can caps comprisnxed iiiinngl edut an incliiuition t l -lending; through the fixed igles thereto, a turret hc shew and rotating on the fixed pro vi d ed "with a seri s of radial V i adapted to receive a can cup, on intei'nied die plate supported by the tun t and held against rotation, on upper turiw secured to the shzvftnnd rotating on. the int liete plate and provided with e l' s of indi pockets each adapted to ree can cap, s delivery chute above the H =s into the pockets of the up chute-having its mouth at the lined plate to receive pockets of the lower tut" -isupplying can cops one livei'y e nation with ii conve yeii' d to convey cons, of a feed chute for can eons having its lower in position to can caps to the tops of cans, supplying can cups to the chute,

' L, he inn caps in e 023: piecing device one? the moi/en in: cans provided "ns for a lowermostcan one in. the chute zine said can cap pus me holding; means onto can.

The eonihinntion W M1 2, convever udii iiei'l to convev cans, of ":ed ehute for caps having its lower end ill position to cups to the tops of the cans,

i'n'g; vine can caps to the chute, holding the can caps in end of the fixed plate in position to carrying a with means for engaging the vent hole of the lowermost can cup in the chute and for moving said engaging means to force said can can post the holding means onto a can.

21. The combination Witha conveyei' adapted to convey cans, of a feed chute for can caps having its lower end in position to deliver can cans to the tops of the cans, means for supplying" can caps to the chute, yielding means for holding the can caps in the chute, and a cap placing device provided with means operated by the movement of the cans for engaging the vent hole of the lowermost can can in the chute and for n1oving said engaging means to force said can can past the holding means onto a can.

22. The combination with it tonveyer adapted to convey cans, of a feed chute for can caps having its lower end in position to deliver can caps to the tops of the cans, means for supplying can. caps to the chute, yielding: means for holding the can caps in the chute, and n can placing device provided with. means most can can in the chute to force it pastthe holding means onto a can, said can ce-p engaging means conntnrisinga rotary arm pin adapted to enter the vent hole of u czvn can.

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